1) ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTUREThe association, called the “Evgeny Svetlanov International Conducting Competition», a non-profit making organization (hereinafter the “Competition”), is comprised of a Board of Directors, an Executive Committee, an Honorary Members’ Committee, a Jury and a Secretariat.
The head office is at 47, boulevard de Courcelles 75008 Paris.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chairman
Nina SVETLANOVA

Treasurer
Lionel COLOMBEL

Secretary
Alexandra BOWER

Board of Directors

Nina SVETLANOVA

Journalist

Alexandra BOWER

Doctor

Lionel COLOMBEL

Chartered Accountant

Jean-Pierre ANFROY

Doctor

Jean-Yves CLÉMENT

Writer, Publisher, Festival Organizer

Marlène DURAND-VIEL

Property Management Advisor

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Chairman
Nina SVETLANOVA

Members

Marina BOWER

Managing Director

René KOERING

Artistic Director

Olga ALEKSANDROVA

Coordinator

Elena KHABI

Public Relations Manager

HONORARY MEMBERS’ COMMITTEE

Myung-Whun CHUNG

Conductor

Valery GERGIEV

Conductor

Riccardo MUTI

Conductor

Zubin MEHTA

Conductor

Evgeny KISSIN

Pianist

Vladimir ASHKENAZY

Conductor

JURY

Honorary President
Mr. Vladimir ASHKENAZY

President

Mr. Alexander VEDERNIKOV

Chief Conductor of the Royal Danish Opera, Chief Conductor of the Odense Symphony Orchestra (Denmark), former Music Director and Chief Conductor of the Bolshoi Theatre (Russia)

Membres

Mr. Andrey BOREYKO

Music Director of the Naples Philahrmonic (USA)

Mr. Mauro BUCARELLI

Artistic Director of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia Orchestra (Italy)

1. The Competition is open to musicians of all nationalities who have completed their training. Applications will be considered regardless of candidates’ political persuasion, ethnic origin, faith, gender, marital status or disability unrelated to the profession.

2. Candidates should be born between 1978 and 1998 included.

REGISTRATION PERIOD

The complete application form (including the video recordings) must be sent to the Competition between 15th January 2018 and 30th March 2018 at the latest (date of postmark).

HOW TO APPLY

1. Candidates should send the completed official application form by post to the Competition Office at Radio France enclosing other documents and required material (mentioned below) to the following address:

The candidate should choose:
– one work from the list of works for the qualifying rounds of the Competition;
– three works from the list of works for the Final Round of the Competition.

The lists of musical works are presented in section 3 “Rounds”.

b) A photo taken within the last 6 months. The photo should be affixed to the application form.

c) Curriculum vitaeThe CV should specify candidate’s previous experience and career as a musician: studies, names of professors, highlights of musical activities, competitions in which he/she has participated, prizes won, etc.

d) Video recordings: DVD recordingsDownload the “Video Recordings” form to fill.Only recordings subsequent to the 1st January 2015 will be accepted.
Please, send us at least one DVD recording of 30 min. of music with one or two works and no more then 2 DVD recordings of of 2 hours of music in total with 3-4 works.

– The candidate should clearly indicate titles of recorded works, their date and length in the “Video recordings” form.
– The recording must show a footage of the candidate while conducting, as well as members of the orchestra. The footage of the candidate should be preferably shown full face (i.e. as seen by orchestra)
– The recording should be made with one of the following ensembles chosen by the candidate: symphony orchestra, chamber orchestra, instrumental ensemble with a minimum of 15 musicians.

The Competition guarantee that the video recording submitted by the candidate will be used for selection purposes only and will not be used for any other purpose.
The candidate should obtain prior authorizations where necessary regarding copyright for the use of the submitted video recordings.

e) A Photocopy of the candidate’s passport

2. The candidate must also send the application form and the same video recordings via ”We Transfer” or an Internet link (”Youtube” or other) to the following e-mail addresses: concoursmusique@radiofrance.com and administration@svetlanov-evgeny.com

3. Candidates who submit false information or material will be disqualified.

4. Candidates’ documents, video recordings and other submitted material will not be returned.

SELECTION OF THE CANDIDATES

1.The Artistic Director will either accept or reject candidates for the First Qualifying Round after reviewing applications and video recordings.

2. The Artistic Director will select 18 candidates for the First Qualifying Round.

3. Results of the selection process will be sent to candidates by e-mail before 5th June 2018.

4. No reason for accepting or rejecting applications will be given.

APPLICATION FEE

1. Candidates admitted to First Qualifying Round after selection based on application forms and video recordings must pay an application fee in order to confirm their participation in the Competition.

2. The application fee is 400 €.
This fee is strictly non–refundable.
Fee payment should be made by transfer to the Competition’s bank account.

The rounds of the competition will be held at the Auditorium de Radio France (116, avenue du Président Kennedy, 75016 Paris, France).
The First and Second Rounds will be held in closed session, the Final Round will be open to the audience.

ACCOMODATION AND MEALS

Accommodation for all selected candidates will be provided at the organizers’ expense for the period of the Competition.
Lunch for all selected candidates will be provided for the period of the Competition.

ORCHESTRA

The Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France (Mikko Franck – Music Director, Jean-Marc Bador – General Delegate Director) will be the Competition’s official orchestra.

MUSICAL WORKS OF THE ROUNDS

Each candidate must specify on the application form musical works he wishes to conduct for each round.

1. First Qualifying Round: 20 minutes per candidate
Set of works (select one work from the list below):

1.Two compulsory works:
a. EVGENY SVETLANOV: Daugava, symphonic poem
NB: The score will be sent by e-mail to selected candidates.

b. 6 minutes of CONTEMPORARY WORK “Svetlanov Planet” written by Olga Victorova (commissioned by the Competition and Radio France) to be prepared in 15 minutes.
NB: The score will be provided to the candidate 1h30 prior to the beginning of his/her performance.

2. One of the three works selected by the candidate for the Final Round in the application form. This work will be indicated to the candidate after the Second Qualifying Round.

1. The results of the First Qualifying Round will be announced at the Auditorium de Radio France following the Jury’s deliberation on Wednesday 5th September 2018 at 2:30 p.m.

2. The results of the Second Qualifying Round will be announced at the Auditorium de Radio France following the Jury’s deliberation on Friday 7th September 2018 at 5:30 p.m.

3. The results of the Final Round will be announced at the Auditorium de Radio France following the Jury’s deliberation on Saturday 8th September 2018 in the presence of the audience.
The audience will also award the Audience Prize.

4) AWARDS CEREMONY
The awards ceremony will be held at the Auditorium de Radio France after the announcement of the results of the Final Round of the Competition.

5) AWARDS
1. Winners will be awarded First, Second and Third Prizes and Honourable Mention will be awarded to the fourth finalist.
2. In case of a tie, the prize and cash award will be shared.
3. The Jury is not required to award all prizes.

The Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France will invite the prizewinner/s of the 2018 4th Evgeny Svetlanov International Conducting Competition to conduct a performance in the 2020-2021 season.

AUDIENCE PRIZE

The audience will vote for the Audience Prize. The result will be announced at the Auditorium de Radio France after the counting of votes.

MUSIC PARTNERS

The music partners will offer future engagements to one or more prizewinners of their choice. Please visit “Our partners” page on the Competition website.

6) COMMUNICATION AND PUBLICITY
1. During the Competition, the Executive Committee will claim all rights for the communication material indicated below. Candidates may neither object nor claim any remuneration (this clause includes the press conference).

The candidates will be required to cooperate in all film, photo sessions and/or interviews planned by the Competition.

2. Candidates will have to obtain prior authorisation from the Competition before the beginning of the First Qualifying Round for film and photo shots, or any interviews other than those planned by the Competition.

7) recording and broadcast

1. Radio France and medici.tv are Partners of the 4th Evgeny Svetlanov International Conducting Competition.

2. All the rounds of the Competition will be broadcast live on Radio France, medici.tv and the Competition’s website svetlanov-evgeny.com.
They will also be recorded for re-broadcasting purposes or for other audio-visual commercial or non commercial use.

3. It is expected that a CD recording of selected Competition performances or a documentary of the Competition may be commercially produced for television and DVD, and that parts or all of the Competition will be made available on the Internet.

8) insurance

1. The Board of Directors and the Executive Committee will not be liable for accidents indicated below occurring during the Competition:

a. Damage to or loss of candidates’ belongings.
b. Physical, material or moral injury caused or sustained by candidates.

2. All candidates are therefore advised to make their own appropriate insurance arrangements.

9) objections

1. Decisions made by the Executive Committee regarding the administration of the Competition selection based on the application and video recordings and the Jury’s decision on evaluation are final and irrevocable.

2. Candidates may not appeal against the above decisions.

10) RULES’ AMENDMENTS
1. In order to ensure the smooth running of the competition, the Executive Committee may add, remove and/or change the Competition’s rules even after they have been published.

2. If problems arise regarding points not covered by the rules, the competitors will be required to follow the decisions and rulings made by the Executive Committee.

11) litigations

If an amicable solution cannot be found in the event of a dispute, the matter will come under the jurisdiction of the Paris courts.

12) rules’ official language

1. The above rules are provided in French, English and Russian.
2. The French text is the only officially accepted version.

13) contact

Secretariat of the Evgeny Svetlanov International Conducting Competition: administration@svetlanov-evgeny.com

Illustrious figure of the 20th century and the last of the giants of the great tradition of Russian music conductors, Maestro Svetlanov's influence is still felt in today's musical world. He was a sentinel of musical excellence and the very incarnation of the mythical conductor: charismatic and demanding. A man of rare musicality and passion. Having conducted the greatest orchestras in the world and remains today a universally-acknowledged reference.